Key case



Oct. 11, 1932.

C. LORBER.

. KEY CASE Filed May 14, 195o R.nn mw. mm Il- S E M H C ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11, 1932 CHARLES Lorman, or LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY KEY CASE Application mea may 14, 1930. seria; No. 452,398.

This invention relates to key cases'and has special reference to a key plate for such cases. One important object of the invention is to Y provide a novel form'of key plate angled to Y allow full room for the keys to lie flat against the body of the key case while, at the same time, effecting a very considerable economy vof material over such key plat/es as have a Y tubular formation at their upper edge.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a novel form of key plate having a top flange projecting rearwardly of the plate to hold the case body away from the Y upper part of the plate so as to allow full room for the anchor base.

A third important object of the inventionA is to provide a plate of this class having an- Y chor slots extending in both directions from the angle of the flange so as to lie partly in y20 the flange and partly in the body of the plate and thereby permit pos-itioning of the anchor so as to project either forwardly or rearl wardly and thus kallow full swinging and v swivelling movement of theV anchors, key

' 2F55Y hooks and keys.

A fourth important object of the invention is to effect an easier and more economical assembling of the parts. l

With the aboveand other objects in view,

"'36 as will be presently understood, the invention consists in general of certain novel features of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specifically claimed. y

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a key case open and provided with the improved plate construction.

Figure 2 is a Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 1. y Y

Figure 4 is a modified section on the line 4 4 of Figure 1. Y

Figure 5 is a second modified section on the line 5 5 of Figure 1. Y kfitr kFigure 6 is a perspective view of the plate section on the line 2 2 of 'desired to include all such shown in Figure 4, separate from the other parts. j'

The invention is here disclosed as appliedr to a key .case'of leather or other` suitable material having a body 10 kand cover flapsv 11 u folding on the bodypand secured in folded positionl by the snap button parts 12.

xThe key plate consists of a body portion 13 having in the form shown in Figures 1 to 3, a rearwardly and upwardly inclined flange o 14, in Figure 4 a flange 15 extending rearwardly at right angles to the body and in Fig- `ure 5 a rearwardly and downwardly extending flange 16. In all the forms there are anchor slots 17. Each anchor is made from round wire bent to provide an eye 18 and a shank 19 which extends through a respective slot to rotate therein and to slide from end to end thereof. After passing the anchors through their slots they are headed as at 19, 70 the operation being easily effected since the ends of the shank are fully accessible from the rear side of the plate. Key hooks 20 of the ordinary form have their upper ends engaged insaid eyes. Thus the anchors may project forwardly or upwardly as desired, the body of the case being held away from the heads 19 to allow free swinging and swivelling movement. o After assembly of the anchors, hooks and o plate the latter is secured to the case body 10 by rivets 21.

There -has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and 'for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be u made in the form` and construction of the invention without departing from the mate-l rial spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to `confine the invention to the exact fo form herein shown and described, but it is i as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

- 1. The combination with a key case having a body of flexible material; of a key plate having a flat body portion secured to the upper part of the case body, the lower part N of .said plate Aresting flat on said body, said 109 plate having slots for attachment of key hooks in its upper part, and a rearwardly extending flange on the upper part of the flat plate body Y, lying Wholly behind the body and having its Shanks' being slidable f extending throngh said Vslots 'and provided with heads inthe space between the body and plate, said Shanks being slidablevin said slots to permit the eyes to proj eet :forwardlyWhenV in the portions of the slots below the ange and upwardly when in the portions of the slots intheflange.

Intestinifony wherefllaix Iiyfsignaturel CHARLES L oRBER. Y

2. The combination with a key casehaving4V .Y Y

a body of flexible material; of a key plate ,having a flat body portion secured to-the upper part of the case body,v the l'virerv part -ofl f .i y.

saidv plate resting: flat on said body; saidpl'ate having slots for attachment of key hooks fin its n-pper paru-and aV rearwardly; extending fiangefon they upper part of'thefiati-platebo-dy` lyingwho-llyrbehind the body and having lits@V rear*edge` engaging the case bodyl and fore t ing thesame rearwardlyaway from th'eslot;4 tedportion-ofthe plate, -said flange being arran-gedatfan 'obtuse angle to theplat-e'lbody;

and key hook eyes 'havin-g shank-s extending through -said fslots and-provided with heads Shanks vbeingsl-idable inY said 'slots-1 a f ingtlespace--between thefbody and plate; said l Y t 'i Y.

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` per-partofftheicasebody5 the lower partof said plate restin'gflat on saidbody, said plate'v V e 4. The combination withfakey casehaving' l' afbodyn` ofi'flexible Vinmaterial of a 'key kplate having a-flat =bo`dyiportionisecuredtothe vnp-fv hayingeslots rfor 'attachment offkeyi hooks in its upper partfgand arearwardly` extendingflangefon'the'npper part 'of the fiat plat'ebody f lying wholly behind ythe body 'and having' itsY rear 'edgeengagingtlie casefb'odyand forcing the same rearwardly awa'yffronigthe.slotted portion :of the"plate,-ysaid iflangewbeing .ar-

rangedat an'obtuse angle tothe"platebody,"l

said lslots extending-into said: Iflange v and fter-f minatingin spaced relation to' therea'redge oflthe'flange; and key hook eyes-having'shanks Y' f no 

